Elected Officials
Matt Mead
Matthew H. Mead was elected Governor in November 2010. He will be sworn in as Wyoming's 32nd governor on January 3, 2011. Born in Jackson,
Wyoming, on March 11, 1962, Governor Mead was raised on the family ranch in Teton County. He received a bachelor's degree from
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas in 1984 and a law degree from the University of Wyoming, College of Law in 1987. After law school,
Mead served as a county prosecutor for Campbell County in Gillette, a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Cheyenne,
a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Wyoming, and a Special Assistant United States Attorney. He also practiced law as
a partner in a private firm in Cheyenne for about six years.
From October 2001 to June 2007, Governor Mead served as United States Attorney for Wyoming. He was recommended for that position by
Senator Craig Thomas, chosen by President George W. Bush, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Among his accomplishments as U.S. Attorney,
Mead served on the U.S. Attorney General's Anti-Terrorism Task Force, chaired the Rocky Mountain HIDTA (a multi-state unit focused on illicit
drug trafficking), and implemented a program to protect children from exploitation, called Project Safe Childhood, in Wyoming.
Governor Mead is an avid outdoorsman, and he loves to hunt and fish. When he stepped down as U.S. Attorney in June 2007, Mead and his
wife, First Lady Carol Mead, devoted themselves to operating their farming and ranching business located in Albany and Goshen Counties.
Matt and Carol Mead have been married 19 years, with Cheyenne as their home. They have two children, Mary (12) and Pete (10), who attend
Cheyenne public schools.
Max Maxfield
Max Maxfield was elected Secretary of State in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. Secretary Maxfield is the State’s Chief Elections Officer, Securities Commissioner, Notaries Public Commissioner and Corporations Administrator. In addition, he serves in the capacity of Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary Maxfield served two terms as Wyoming State Auditor. He directed two cabinet level State Agencies (Wyoming Recreation Commission 2 years and Department of Commerce 5 years). He was a YMCA Executive Director for 23 years and Director of the Wyoming Make-A-Wish Foundation for 1 ½ years. He currently serves on the Hospice Board and the Board of Directors of the Cheyenne Animal Shelter.
Max and his wife, Gayla, a clinical social worker, have four grown children and two grandchildren. Gayla and Max are members of the First United Methodist Church.
Cynthia I. Cloud, CPA
Twentieth Auditor of the State of
Wyoming
Cynthia was elected in November 2010 to serve as Wyoming’s 20th State Auditor. She is the first CPA to be elected to the Office. The duties of the State Auditor include being the Chief Accountant and Payroll Officer for state agencies.
Cynthia’s career includes over 16 years in public accounting and as a successful business owner. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Alabama in 1991 with a BS in Accounting.
Cynthia is an active supporter of her community. She is a Park County Leadership Institute graduate, a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International and Past-Treasurer, Past-Chair of the Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale, and Past-Board member of the Park County Republican Women.
Cynthia and her husband of 16 years, Charles, have four children: Luke, Morgan, Connor and Wyatt. Their eldest son, Luke, is a fourth generation Marine who served in Iraq.
Thirtieth Treasurer of the State of Wyoming
Joe Meyer is serving his second term as State Treasurer after serving two terms as Wyoming Secretary of State. He was born in Casper, son of a rancher and a business man, with two family stores still operating in Casper. Joe graduated from Natrona County High School in 1959 and holds a BA in Math/Chemistry and Juris Doctorate from the University of Wyoming. During his college summers, Joe laid natural gas pipelines to the Sinclair Refinery and Atlantic City iron mine and worked at Casper businesses.
After graduation from UW, Joe served as deputy county attorney in Fremont County and engaged in the general practice of law including bank and school district attorney. When the Legislative Service Office was created in 1971 Joe was hired as deputy director and head of the legal division, a capacity he held through 1986 when he was appointed as Wyoming Attorney General, acting as such to 1995. Joe then served as special assistant to the President of UW until elected as Secretary of State in 1998.
Through the years, Joe has participated in community activities including membership on chambers of commerce, PTO’s, manager of his sons’ baseball teams, foundation boards, Kiwanis, Rotary, Boy Scout leader, UW Alumni Association, and Wyoming Future’s Project. Currently, he is chairman of the Laramie County Cheyenne Board of Health, a trustee of the Frontier Certified Development Company, and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Long Peak Council, tri state area, for the Boy Scouts of America.
His wife of 40 years, Mary, a Sheridan native, is currently Director of the Foundation
for the Laramie County Library. They have two sons, Vincent and Warren, and
two grandchildren, Ethan and Devan
Twenty-first State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Cindy Hill's career in education has focused on improving student outcomes through
educational leadership. Cindy grew up in Wyoming and is a product of Wyoming
public schools. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of
Wyoming, and received a master's degree from the University of Michigan in
educational policy and administration.
Hill's experience in education combines both private and public sector work. Cindy
began her teaching career working with students in juvenile treatment facilities. After
15 years in the private sector, she served as one of the principals at Carey Junior High
School in Cheyenne. She brings a focus on student results that encourages the
participation of the student, parents and teachers in the classroom to develop, pilot
and implement data driven school improvements.
She was elected Wyoming's State Superintendent of Public Instruction in November
2010, with the responsibility of oversight of Wyoming's K-12 public education system.
She serves with the Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Auditor on the State
Lands and Investments Board, the State Board of Deposits, and the State Building
Commission. She is a member of the School Facilities Commission and the State
Board of Education. She is an ex-officio member of the University of Wyoming Board
of Trustees and the Community College Commission.
Cindy appoints members to the Professional Teaching Standards Board. She is a
member of the Montgomery Trust Fund for the Visually Impaired Board, the Wyoming
Early Childhood Council, the Wyoming Workforce Development Council, the Wyoming
Higher Education Assistance Authority and numerous other state boards. Multi-state
organizations to which she belongs include the Council of Chief State School Officers
and Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.
Cindy and her husband, Drake are residents of Cheyenne. Drake is an attorney. They
have one son, Drew, who graduated from the University of Wyoming in May 2010.
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